Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
Local News.

| the City Treasurer on ana a1ter the
| 5th of December.
The rate of taxation in the city OF
Mineral Point for the present year is
three per cent; which is three mills
less than last year.
There will be a public sale Of per
sonal property on the farm Of Peter
Toay, five miles east of this city OF
Thursday next, Dec. 8th.
DR.. Howard and a number Of native
Americans are at the City Hall this
week giving entertainments and ad-
vertising Kickapoo Indian preparations
| for the cure of various diseases.
Dr. w. L. Tallman is having the
Mayhem building, which he recently
| purchased from the county, fitted W
| for an office and residence. He will
| have pleasant and commOdious rooms.
The firm of r. j. Penhallegon Il Son,
dealers in grain, seeds, flour, etc, has
been dissolved by mutual consent
The senior member of the firm will
| continue the business at the old stand.
w. r. Giles, Of The Monroe Gazette,
has purchased the Prouty power press
on which The Darlington Radiator
used to be printed The Gazette has
been greatly improved since it passed
into the hands of Mr.. Giles.
The snow and cold weather have
just past Dealers in clothing, and
boots and shoes have driven a lively
trade, while all branches of business
have shown a marked improvement.
Patrick McCloskey, aged 90, an Eau
! Claire county farmer, dropped his Ian
tern, setting fire to the hay in his barn
He was overcome by the heat while
trying to rescue his stock, and perish
ed.
Want of space, accustomed by pub
fishing the proceedings of the county
board of supervisors, compels lis to
defer giving our readers the itemized
report of the secretary and the treasu-
rer of the Industrial association until
next week.
Dr. j. b. Moifett, now Of Minneapo-
-,
city for sale at the sum of eight thou
sand five hundred dollars. A mistake
in the types last week made it read
eight hundred and fifty dollars, and
there has been rush of customers for
the property.
A special dispatch from Watertown,
Dakota, says that the Methodist EpiS-
copal society of that place have com
pleted arrangements for a $4,000
church to be erected Immediately, and
that Rev +. f. Clough, from Platte
vile, Wis, who has been stationed
there has given the enterprise a Won
derful impetus.
James b. Prideaux and son Fred
who recently went from this city tC
San Diego, and other points in CalifOr-
MIA, in the hope of obtaining more re-
muneratiye employment than to be
found in Wisconsin, are home again
better pleased with this section OF
country than ever before. They say
that southern California is booming tC
be sure, but that it is oyercrowded by
men in search of employment.
There is a good foundation for the
report that a railroad will be construc.
| ted between East Dubuque, ILL.,, and
| Portage, Wis. Mineral Point is almost
III direct line between the two points
mentioned, as well as on a very feasible
route 1t would be well for our citizens
! to make an effort to have the new road
run through this city. Railroads arr
! building all through Wisconsin. and
| there is no good reason why tow
doing as much business as Minera
| Point does should not come in FOL
another line.
| Hon. I. c. Richmond, of Madison
| delivered a stirring temperance lecture
| to a large audience at the City hall OF
| Monday evening. He is an earnest
| temperance man and a stalwart prohi
bitionist; and while his lecture was
! practically non-partisan, he warmly ad
vocated the enactment of prohibitory
laws in state and nation. He saw
naught but good in statutory prohibi
ton, which only failed in accomplish
| ing the greatest results because prohi
bition was not the rule the world over
He was attentively listened to through
out and repeatedly and roundly APP
plauded The lecture was delivered
under the auspices of the W. C. T. L
No admission fee was charged; but /;
collection was taken up at the close.
The Madison Democrat, of WedReS
day, Nov. 3, published a lengthy in
terview with Hon. j. NJ. Smith. of thi
city. He is Of the opinion that DIR
johnson, of Hudson, would make ;
very strong run as democratic candi
date for governor. With regard to tn,
chances of the republican candidate
Mr. Smith said he didn't pretend t,
know anything about their affairs
"What will be done with Rusk whel
his term expires" was asked. "Well
Rusk will get the complimentary vot
of this state at the national convention
without doubt" He said that h
thought Wisconsin would send SOLE
delegation for Villas for vice president
Cleveland would be renomiuated as
matter of course. The democrats ar
strongly in accord with the present ad
ministration and are going to Shoy
their approval by piling up a rousin
majority for Cleveland next year"
The report of the proceedings of tn
recent annual meeting of the count
! board of supervisors of Iowa count
. is concluded in this issue of Tn
Democrat. From this report, which
the longest on record. it will be see
that the affairs of the county are i
; pretty good shape, financially and ott
: erwise. The board wisely decided {
4 | extend for two years the payment {
S twenty thousand dollars of the railroa
| bond Indebtedness. OF course. til
: equalization and assessment of Ii
county is by no means fair; the repul
5 lican officers rigidly. if not to sa
| greedily, adhere to the SPOTS systeI
: in the matter of county printing; an
| | there are various other points to whic
5 strong exceptions might be taken 81
) the holiday season is hardly the prop,
: time to indulge in fault-finding. Whe
election time comes around we WI
r do our best to set matters right; an
t even then, if things do not go exact
e to our liking, The Democrat VIII N
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